Shades of Mercy: A Porter Beck Mystery

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After a career in Army intelligence, Porter Beck is back in Nevada, doing the same lawman's job his father once did. His sparsely populated jurisdiction is usually very quiet. But on the night of July 4th, Sheriff Beck sees a strange light streak across the dark sky. He prays it won't crash in drought-stricken Lincoln County, where the wildfires are already burning. But it does, and the resultant explosion triggers an avalanche of death and destruction in the high desert, impacting Beck's oldest friend, the community at large, even his sister, Brinley. Beck's search for answers leads him to a young girl that Brinley is mentoring, a sixteen-year-old tech-whiz, Mercy Vaughn, currently incarcerated at the local youth center. Despite all the assurances he's given, Beck senses the young hacker may be up to more than her jailers know and that she herself is more than she claims to be. And it's not just Beck - a vicious Mexican drug cartel and a brutal foreign agent, also have a stake in learning the truth behind the mask that is Mercy Vaughn. And they are leaving a trail of destruction and death in their path.

Reviews

"An intense thriller capitalizing on current technology, and Borgos writes strong, capable women characters." --Library Journal

"Borgos is here to stay in the thrillerverse with awesome stories that vividly capture life in a desert town with cool new scenarios and dangerous threats to keep the good guys and gals busy with action and suspense...[Shades of Mercy] is fast-paced, twisty, and highly entertaining." --Best Thriller Books

"A timely procedural that packs a subtle wallop." --Kirkus

"Borgos's vivid local color calls to mind Craig Johnson's Longmire series, but his clever plotting and well-rounded characters stand firmly on their own. This series deserves a long life." --Publishers Weekly

"A heady brew of police procedural, rural noir, and international espionage...begins on a high note that elevates to a rousing finale." --Shelf Awareness

"A complex, terrifying, action-packed thriller..." --Gumshoe Review

Author Bio

Bruce Borgos is the author of The Porter Beck Mystery series and two other novels. He lives in the Mohave Desert with Pam, his wife of 40 years, and their golden retriever, Charlie Blue Horse. He has a lifelong obsession with words and stories as well as a fascination with how anyone can prefer white wine over red. Visit his website at: bruceborgos.com for more information on his books and wine recommendations.